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~Audrey
Previously:
And then I hear a voice from behind me.
"What do you think you're doing?"
Chapter 2
I jump, and steady myself before I fall off the roof.
There, sitting behind me is Annabeth. The wind is whipping her blonde hair into her face, and her gray eyes are boring into my skull. She's perched on the ledge of the roof, and I gasp when the wind causes her to move backward.
"Be careful!"
She glares and steadies herself.
"Nice of you to show concern. I can handle it, Seaweed Brain," she answers sarcastically.
I narrow my eyes. "Seaweed Brain?"
"Yep. Got a problem with that?"
"Well, I'm curious as to what inspired the nickname."
"You're so idiot sometimes that it's like your brain is filled with seaweed."
"Why seaweed, of all thing?"
"Because you smell like the ocean."
"And how would you know that?" I raise an eyebrow, and she blushes before covering it up with another glare.
"Weird nicknames aside, what are you doing here?"
"I could ask you the same question, Wise Girl," I respond.
"Wise Girl?"
"I think that one's self-explanatory. Answer the question."
She looks down at her shoes. "I like it up here. Now why are YOU here?"
"Well, I like it up here too. But this time, I might have run out of class."
"And why is that?" She raises her eyebrows.
"My annoying Greek teacher who I've been trying to shake off since middle school has followed me once again," I mutter, staring at the ground.
I can see her fighting off a grin. "Seriously? Stalker."
I laugh. "I know, right?"
Then I realize who I'm talking to. This girl who, while she may be gorgeous, is annoying as heck. The smile drops off of my face, and her lips turn down once again.
"So, who has to leave?" I ask.
"I was here first."
"Good point. But I have nowhere else to go. You go to this school, you probably know tons of places," I respond.
"Not really, no. I don't exactly do this often, Seaweed Brain," she says.
"I dunno. You strike me as a rule-breaker. Maybe once in a while you show up a minute late to class, or don' t do the extra credit in Geometry. You live on the edge, Wise Girl. You don't have to hide it."
She glares again. "Shut up. Now, I'd appreciate it if you left."
I pretend to think seriously about this statement. "I'm good. I don't mind hanging out with a pretty girl on a rooftop."
Crap. I said that out loud, didn't I?
She tries to hide her blush by turning away to face the view, and I internally punch myself. Why does my mouth not have a filter?
"I…um...yeah, I'll go." I turn to leave, casting one last look at the sky. Back to purgatory.
I can feel her eyes on me the entire time.
Finally. Lunch.
I wait in the cafeteria line to receive a gloppy spoonful of…something, and turn around.
Until I realize something.
Where am I supposed to sit?
I scan the cafeteria until my eyes spot an empty table. Well, an almost empty table. A guy around my age sits on the hard plastic, his rasta cap (against the school rules. I like this guy already.) pulled over his eyes. I walk over.
"This seat taken?" I ask as I slide across from him.
He starts, and looks up. I take him in. A scruff of a beard, large dark eyes a bit too far apart. His brown hair is in tufts beneath the cap.
"Um…no," he stutters in a voice that sounds a bit pre-pubescent.
I nod, and start to eat my food when he says, "I'm Grover."
I attempt to swallow this inedible "treat" the cafeteria ladies have prepared and look up.
"Percy."
"Is this your first day?" he asks.
"Yep. Sadly."
He smiles, revealing crooked teeth. " I know what you mean."
"Is it always so..so…"
"Bad?"
"Yep."
"Yes."
I sigh. "Great."
He pauses to take a bite of food, not even making a face at the taste. "Well, not always. There's a few good teachers. Great food. And some cute girls."
I make a face at the food part. "Dude, do you have no taste buds?"
He laughs. "Most people ask me that. I'll eat pretty much anything. Heck, I once ate the wrapping paper from the burger!"
I smile.
He turns and looks at the group of girls behind him.
"I see you've got your eye Annabeth."
I start. "What?"
"Don't pretend you aren't checking her out."
I glare at him, then realize I kind of was. "Shut up."
He raises his hands. "Hey, hey, just telling the truth. Don't blame you. She's pretty cute. And single." He winks.
Scowling, I turn back to my lunch. "Yeah, but she's annoying."
"That's just her exterior. She's not always like that."
I think back to our time on the roof, where we laughed at something other than each other, and offer up a slight smile. "I guess."
He looks at me with an odd look in his eyes. "Are you taking geometry?"
"Yeah, why?" I ask.
"Are you good at it?" he questions.
I scoff. "As if. Why do you ask?"
He turns away with upturned lips. "Just wondering."
That was a bit of foreshadowing right there, folks xD
I hope you enjoyed! I'm glad I decided to pick up this story again, I'm enjoying it. Are you guys? I would love to hear what you think! I know this chapter was very dialogue heavy, but it probably won't stay like that. I'm currently working on the next chapter, so it should be up soon. How often do you think I should update my stories?
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~ Audrey
